Darius III (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning...

Though outmanoeuvered by Darius's significantly larger army, he marched back to Cilicia, where he defeated Darius at Issus. Darius fled the battle, causing...

Στάτειρα; 370 BC – early 332 BC) was a queen of Persia as the wife of Darius III of Persia of the Achaemenid dynasty. She accompanied her husband while...

Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who...

it led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and of Darius III. In November 333 BC, King Darius III had lost the Battle of Issus to Alexander the Great...

BC) Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC) Crown princes Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, may have ruled briefly in 465 BC Darius, son...

BC) and of Issus (333 BC), won against the Achaemenid Persian army of Darius III, Alexander employed the so-called "hammer and anvil" tactic. However,...

confused Roxane with Stateira as the daughter of Darius. Stateira was the eldest daughter of Darius III of Persia and his wife, also named Stateira. Both...

Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia, and the first encounter between Darius III and Alexander the...

succumbing to poison himself at the orders of Bagoas. Bagoas put Arses' cousin Darius III on the throne after him. He is known as Arses in Greek sources and that...